We should be trying to make Mexican citizens want to stay in their home country.

In a recent article “Border Wall: Final models to be displayed in San Diego” (March 22), we learned that companies are being invited to display their proposals of Trump’s wall in San Diego.

Why are we spending so much money on a wall? Instead of trying to keep Mexican citizens from illegally coming into the U.S., we should be trying to make Mexican citizens want to stay in their home country.

The $15-25 billion could be going to other plans, like poverty reduction and job creation, that would be much more effective.

To improve our issue with illegal immigration, the U.S. should help develop and improve Mexico’s economy.

With less than $25 billion we can invest in the poor in Mexico and create consumers of U.S. goods. Not only do we lower the demand to immigrate to the U.S., but we also increase our exports to other countries.

Molly Dexter

Point Loma

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